NASA News, Jan 25, 2012

Space station dwellers safe from massive radiation storm Christian Science Monitor NASA/SDO and the AIA Consortium/Edited by J. Major An intense solar flare unleashed the biggest radiation storm in years today (Jan. 23), but astronauts aboard the International Space Station are not in any danger,NASA officials say. See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Testing pushes SpaceX cargo flight to at least late March CNET NASA sources said the company ran into problems with the planned rendezvous profile needed to guide the Dragon capsule to the space station. NASA dispatched a veteran flight director and trajectory analysts to Hawthorne to help SpaceX get to the bottom ... See all stories on this topic »

Gingrich promises JFK-like space speech CNN (blog) Specifically, the two praised a proposed program to allow private companies to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station. NASA's 2012 budget – $17.8 billion – is about the same as 2009's – the final budget hammered out during the ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA Relents: Apogee of Fear , First Sci-Fi Film Shot in Space, Will Be Released Wired News The eight-minute film was shot by Richard Garriott aboard the InternationalSpace Station on his trip there as a paid civilian in 2008. Based on a screenplay written for him by Tracy Hickman (best known as co-creator of the Dragonlance shared universe) ... See all stories on this topic » Wired News

Russia and NASA plan to COLONISE the Moon Register Russia wants to build either a space base on the surface of the Moon itself or a space station that closely orbits the heavenly body – and has planned talks with NASA and the European Space Agency about creating the manned base. See all stories on this topic »

Virginia Students to Speak Live with Space Station Astronauts Sacramento Bee Approximately 2500 students from southwestern Virginia will ask questions about life, work and research aboard the space station. NASA Associate Administrator for Education and former astronaut Leland Melvin will attend, and Gov. See all stories on this topic »

Three space shuttle veterans selected for Astronaut Hall of Fame collectSPACE.com Franklin Chang-Diaz spacewalks outside the International Space Station during his seventh and final shuttle mission. (NASA) Born in Costa Rica, Chang-Diaz was the first naturalized US citizen to become an astronaut when he was chosen by NASA in 1980. See all stories on this topic » collectSPACE.com

SpaceX posts panoramic view inside space station-bound capsule Los Angeles Times The company already has a $1.6-billion contract to haul cargo on 12 flights to the space station for NASA. If the upcoming rendezvous mission is successful, the company would start in earnest to fulfill the contract. SpaceX also noted the dawning this ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Coast Guard Cadets Chat With International Space Station Commander (and ... Patch.com He also worked on technical issues for the Astronaut Office Operations Planning Branch and the International Space Station Branch of NASA and flew as a mission specialist on space shuttle missions in 2000 and 2006. Between 2007 and 2009, Burbank was a... See all stories on this topic »

NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee Meeting 9 Feb 2012 Space Ref (press release) SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration announces an open meeting of the NASA InternationalSpace Station (ISS) Advisory Committee. See all stories on this topic » Space Ref (press release)

NASA breaks ground on new home for Space Shuttle Atlantis al.com (blog) The new facility will also offer "a variety of simulators and interactive elements will offer visitors the chance to experience the challenge of grappling a satellite or move through a model of the International Space Station," NASA says. See all stories on this topic » al.com (blog)

Russia Eyes Possible Moon Base with NASA: Reports Space.com A partnership between Russia, NASA and ESA on a big human spaceflight project is not unprecedented; the three agencies have been working together for more than a decade to build and operate the International Space Station. See all stories on this topic »

Seattle museum gets 'keys' to shuttle trainer from NASA msnbc.com Once at Ellington, the trainer will be loaded onto NASA's Super Guppy, an Airbus cargo aircraft that was previously used to ship components for the International Space Station to Kennedy Space Center in Florida for their launch into orbit. See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

NASA's Robotic Satellite Servicing Demonstration Delayed until March Space News By Dan Leone This artist's concept shows the space station's robotic arm performing a test refueling. Credit: NASA artist's concept Enlarge Image WASHINGTON — NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission, a space station-based demonstration effort caught up in a ... See all stories on this topic » Space News

NASA Hosts DC Tweetup With Space Station Astronaut Ron Garan MarketWatch (press release) The event will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASAHeadquarters, 300 E St. SW in Washington. Garan spent 164 days in space during the Expedition 27/28 mission to the International Space Station. He and his crewmates launched ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA TV Covers Space Station Cargo Ship Launch and Arrival MarketWatch (press release) 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of the next spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station. Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA and his five crewmates will be ... See all stories on this topic »

A Journey Into Distant Worlds: Making Space Exploration Come Alive for Young ... Huffington Post (blog) While on his 12-day journey aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft to the International Space Station as a self-funded tourist, Garriott -- whose father is formerNASA astronaut Owen Garriott -- conducted several experiments, took photographs and... See all stories on this topic »

NASA's Ed Mango in Colorado to help guide local companies' space efforts Denver Post (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post) With the space shuttle fleet retired, it is up to private spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the international space station and other low-Earth-orbit destinations. It's Ed Mango's job at NASA to help companies — such ... See all stories on this topic »

Astronaut tells Huntsville soldiers NASA needs new astronauts 'desperately' al.com (blog) Where NASA had about 120 astronauts a few years ago, it now has about 50, he said. Where will the new astronauts go? For the rest of this decade, the International Space Station is "the only game in town," Kimbrough said. But he noted that NASA in ... See all stories on this topic » al.com (blog)

European Finalists Selected In Space Lab Student Competition RedOrbit Sixty space experiment proposals have been selected as finalists in the YouTube Space Lab student science competition, co-sponsored by ESA. Judges must now select the two top entries to be flown on the InternationalSpace Station. ESA, NASA, JAXA and ... See all stories on this topic » RedOrbit

Bay Area students maneuver International Space Station satellites in competition Santa Cruz Sentinel "Getting to the space station is pretty much the reward," Katz said. The winning team earns bragging rights and official NASA flight patches that have journeyed to space and back. CookieBot member and Gunn junior Andrew Gerber-Duffy, 16, is one of many ... See all stories on this topic »

Private Space Company SpaceX Delays Launch to Space Station YouTube Just over a year ago, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. became the first private business to not only put a spacecraft in orbit, but also safely bring it back to earth.NASA, which recently retired its 30-year shuttle program and relies heavily on ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA updates commercial crew plans The Flame Trench NASA plans to begin soliciting proposals around Feb. 7 for a new round of funding to help develop commercial vehicles expected to ferry astronauts to the InternationalSpace Station later this decade, the agency said today. See all stories on this topic »

NASA TV Covers Space Station Cargo Ship Launch and Arrival IEWY News NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of the next spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station. Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA and his five crewmates will be standing by as the unpiloted Russian ISS ... See all stories on this topic »

Tech Junkie: Solar Storm 01.25.12 News & Observer Associated Press This image provided by NASA shows the Aurora Borealis taken from the International Space Station taken by astronaut Douglas Wheelock in 2010. A solar array from the station can be seen at top. – Associated Press In this image provided ... See all stories on this topic » News & Observer

Virginia Students To Speak Live With Space Station Astronauts ... By Press Release Virginia Students To Speak Live With Space Station Astronauts. By Press Release. Expedition 30 crew. The Expedition 30 crew currently onboard the ISS. NASA Astronaut / ISS Commander Dan Burbank (front left) and NASA Astronaut / Flight ... AmericaSpace

collectSPACE - news - "NASA hands over shuttle trainer 'keys' to ... Pictured left to right are NASA mission operations director Paul Hill, astronaut Greg C. Johnson, and Museum of Flight president Doug King during the Full Fuselage Trainer hand-over ceremony at Johnson Space Center on Jan. 19. (NASA) ... Once at Ellington, the trainer will be loaded onto NASA's Super Guppy, an Airbus cargo aircraft previously used to ship International Space Station components to Kennedy Space Center for their launch into orbit. The aircraft has a unique, ... collectSPACE Space History News

The Flame Trench space news and analysis: Bowersox departs ... By James Dean Bowersox departs SpaceX. Former astronaut Ken Bowersox has left SpaceX, Space News reported. ... NASA officials say a Soyuz 2.1b rocket crash today should not impact International Space Station operations because its failed third stage . The Flame Trench space news and analysis

The Flame Trench space news and analysis: Three To Be Enshrined ... By Todd Halvorson He flew on four of NASA's five shuttle orbiters, helped deploy the Galileo spacecraft on its mission to Jupiter, twice tested the Italian Tethered Satellite System and worked on both the Russian Mir space station and the International Space ... The Flame Trench space news and analysis

ESA Portal - European finalists selected in Space Lab student ... Judges must now select the two top entries to be flown on the International Space Station. ESA, NASA, JAXA and the Canadian Space Agency have joined Google, YouTube, Lenovo and Space Adventures in an international science ... ESA Top News

Russia and NASA plan to COLONISE the Moon - The Register ... Russian, American and European space agencies are in talks to create a human colony on the moon, according to Russian news source Rianovosti. Russia wants to build either a space base on the surface of the Moon itself or a space station that closely orbits the heavenly body – and has planned talks with NASA and the European Space Agency about creating the manned base. It has been 40 years since humans visited the Moon and Russia cosmo-bosses want to go further this ... dealspl.us: all deals

NASA SPACE NEWS: Re-thinking an Alien World By Gabriella Brianna New comments by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that 55 Cancri e may be wetter and weirder than anyone imagined. Spitzer recently deliberates the extremely small amount of light 55 Cancri e blocks when it crosses in front of its ... NASA SPACE NEWS

January 24, 2012 By ellegood (1/24) NASA's Robotic Satellite Servicing Demo Delayed Until March (Source: Space News) NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission, a space station-based demonstration effort caught up in a cascading series of delays following the last summer's ... FLORIDA SPACErePORT

NASA: Global warming trend continues with 2011 joining hottest ... By Lee Roop, The Huntsville Times "We know the planet is absorbing more energy than it is emitting," said James E. Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. "So we are continuing to ... at an accelerating pace." NASA said its analysis is based on weather data from more than 1000 meteorological stations around the world, satellite observations of sea surface temperature and Antarctic research station measurements. ... More stories inSpace News from The Huntsville Times. Previous story. NASA: ... Space News from The Huntsville Times

RAW VIDEO: Extraordinary Images from Space | Video | wtsp.com Videos from WTSP.com 10 News. ... NASA has released more stunning images of the Earth from space, compiled from still photographs taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The videos were produced by the Crew Earth ... WTSP.com 10 News Latest Video

NASA - NASA TV Covers Space Station Cargo Ship Launch and ... NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of the next spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station. ... NASA press releases and other information are available automatically by sending a blank e-mail ... www.nasa.gov/home/.../HQ_12-023_ISS_Progress_46.html

NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee Meeting 9 ... NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee Meeting 9 Feb 2012 - SpaceRef. spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=39631

Wallops Media Roundtable With NASA's Space ... - RedOrbit Wallops Media Roundtable With NASA's Space Technology Director ... to Earth from the International Space Station and landing large payloads on planetary ... www.redorbit.com/.../wallops-media-roundtable-with-nasas-sp...

MECC to host Space Station downlink preview next week- Kingsport ... The Times News Online 2012. ... The robot was shipped to the Space Station viaspace shuttle last year. ... She transferred to what has been dubbed the “spacebrakes” project after a prior assignment on NASA's multipurpose crew vehicle ... www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9040900

SpaceX cargo launch on hold until at least late March | Space News ... Breaking Space News ... International Space Station ... Lindenmoyer, manager of the commercial cargo program a NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. www.cbsnews.com/.../c51cc9aea9478427b4c6e472e596b685-...

Space station to perform debris avoidance maneuver | World | RIA ... 26; Space junk may force space station crew to take shelter - NASA. The InternationalSpace Station (ISS) will perform a maneuver on Friday to avoid debris from the U.S. Iridium 33 satellite, NASA said on Friday. ... Other news of the day ... en.rian.ru/world/20120113/170733775.html

NASA TV Covers Space Station Cargo Ship Launch and Arrival N.A.S.A. Breaking News, RSS Feed. NASA TV Covers Space ... NASA TV CoversSpace Station Cargo Ship Launch and Arrival. 01.18.12 09:00 PM Joshua ... www.szone.us/.../nasa-tv-covers-space-station-cargo-ship-laun...

NASA SPACE NEWS: Planck Space Telescope warm Up as intended NASA plays a significant role in the Planck mission, which is lead by the EuropeanSpace Agency. In addition to serving with the analysis of the data, NASA ... spacestation-shuttle.blogspot.com/.../planck-space-telescope-w...

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NASA Hosts DC Tweetup With Space Station Astronaut Ron Garan ... Tucson News Now for Southern Arizona news, weather and sports. www.tucsonnewsnow.com/.../nasa-hosts-dc-tweetup-with-spac...

  

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